Curler



- July 14, 1936. A. GOODMAN 2,047,183

CURLER Filed Feb. 24, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 14, 1936. GOODMAN2,047,183

CURLER Filed Feb. 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 flbraka Go ma Patented July14, 1936 umrrzo J'STATES CURLER Abraham Goodman, New York, N. Y.,assignor to Delamere Company, Inc., a corporation of DelawareApplication February 24, 1934, Serial No. 712,695

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a hair curler, and more particularly toimprovements in a curler having a form or mandrel on which the hair iswound. With this type of curler the hair is Wound tightly around theform, the latter being retained in the hair until the curl is set. It isusual to wet the hair when forming the curls and to leave the device inthe hair for a considerable length of time until the hair is thoroughlydried.

In the use of such a curler, it is impossible to insert a hair pin inthe curl while the device is in the hair. After the device is withdrawn,it would also be impossible to insert a pin because the mere insertionof a pin in the curl would disarrange and distort the curl.

An object of the present invention is to provide a curler of the Windingtype, having a longitudinal recess for insertion of a hair pin in thecurl while the hair is wound on the curler, so that the curl may befastened immediately upon its forming and securely held in shape afterthe removal I of the curler.

My device provides means whereby curls may be formed and held in placeinstantaneously, thus greatly facilitating the dressing of the hair.Furthermore, the device permits of forming curls and pinning themtightly to the scalp.

Another advantage of the invention is that the curls may be formedexpediously while the hair is dry and without the necessity of dampeningthe hair with water or hair-waving lotion.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,it being understood that modifications may be made therein Withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theclaims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of theinvention, in which:--

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the curler with the clasp in lockedposition;

Fig. 2 is a side View with the clasp unlocked, showing, in dotted lines,one of the fingers in open position;

Fig. 3 is-a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3-3of Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a lock of hair Wound thereon;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a conventional'hair pin of the bobbie type;

Fig. 6 is a side view showing the ends of the hair gripped between thefingers of the device;

Fig. 7 is a side view showing the hair wound on the device;

Fig. 8 is a similar view with the clasp in locked position;

Fig. 9 is a rear side view showing a hair pin inserted in the curl whilethe latter is wound around the device; and 5 Fig. 10 is a perspectiveview of the formed and pinned curl after the device has been removedtherefrom.

The device, in the form illustrated, comprises two finger members I and2, said members being 10 pivoted together at 3 and having handleportions 4 and 5. A spring 6, indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1,serves to urge said finger members together. A clasp member I may beprovided for temporarily retaining the device in the hair. 15 This claspmember may consist of an elastic cord or band, as shown, or it may be ofany other suitable construction.

An essential feature of the invention consists in so forming the fingermembers, that, when 2() closed, a longitudinal recess 8 is formed, whichrecess permits of the insertion of a bobbie pin so as to pin the curlwhile it is in place on the device.

In the particular form of device illustrated, the 25 fingers I and 2 arehollow and circular in crosssection, so that when they come together, asshown in Fig. 3, a recess 8 is formed on each side between the opposedportions of the two fingers.

It is to be understood that the invention is not 30 limited to fingersof circular cross-section as other forms of fingers may be used, theessential feature being that a recess is formed and to this end thefingers may be of any form so that they are laterally contracted towardsthe plane of 35 their hearing on one another. Furthermore, the fingersmay be either of hollow or solid construction, as desired.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a bobbie pin 9 for use in the practice ofthe invention. The pin 40 here shown is of the type having straightlegs, but any other form of bobbie pin may be used.

In using the device, the ends of the hair are gripped between the twofingers as shown in Fig. 6 and the device is then rotated to wind thehair 45 in a curl around the fingers, after which the clasp l is lockedso as to hold the device in the hair temporarily and to leave both handsfree to insert the hair pin. The legs of the pin are then spread and oneleg is inserted in the recess 8 50 under the curl, while the other legextends over the curl, thus holding the curl in its position. The claspis then unlocked and the device removed from thehair, leaving aperfectly formed, tightly pinned curl. 55

It will be seen that the device permits of winding the curl and pinningit as close to the scalp as may be desired, and, obviously, that morethan one pin may be used in the curl, if so desired.

What I claim is:

A hair device of the character described, comprising a pair of pivotallyconnected spring tensioned fingers between which the ends of a wisp ofhair are adapted to be gripped and about which the hair is adapted to bewound in a curl so as to encompass both of the fingers, said fingershaving substantially similar portions on opposite sides thereof whichextend longitudinally thereof and in substantial register with thepivotal point to provide a pair of opposite recesses between saidportions of the fingers whereby to enable one leg of a hair pin to beinserted in either of the recesses and engaged with the parts of thewisp that extend transversely across the recesses so that uponwithdrawal of the fingers the curl will be retained by the hair pin, and

means to hold the wisp in curled form during 10 positioning of the hairpin.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN.

